ROBBIE Savage, bought to put some fight into Derby’s relegation battle, meets up with Danny Mills today for the first time since Mills seized him around the throat.

Whether they shake hands or throats in the dressing room will be interesting with both newcomers set to make their debuts at home to Wigan on Saturday.[>

[>

Mills, on loan for the season from Manchester City, had a furious bust-up with Savage three years ago when Birmingham played Middlesbrough.[>

[>

Former England defender Mills, raging after being on the end of what he considered a career-threatening tackle by Savage, grabbed Birmingham’s Wales midfielder.[>

When you have kids, and you’re out of football for seven months with a broken leg, it puts everything into perspective

Robbie Savage

[>

Both were booked but Mills claimed Savage, who has been sent off only once in a controversial career, got away with it. “Perhaps I should get a blond wig and Armani tattoo,” said Mills.[>

[>

The row reignited when Savage, suspended for the return fixture, said: “All I can say is with a face like his any wig would look good on his head.”[>

[>

Savage, the Premier League’s most-booked player with 85 yellow cards, joined Derby from Blackburn for £1.5million and trains for the first time this morning ahead of the game with Jewell’s former club.[>

[>

Jewell has bought striker Emanuel Villa, added another player with an extreme history, French winger Laurent Robert, and could today sign Egyptian midfielder Hossam Ghaly, whose move from Spurs was scrapped by Birmingham when he claimed training was too hard, and ex-Manchester United and West Ham keeper Roy Carroll.[>

[>

“Danny Mills? He’s a good player and it’s a good move for him to come on loan here,” said Savage, 33. “The last time I saw him was when I rattled him. I’m sure he’ll like me, but if he doesn’t I’m not bothered. Maybe in our younger days it would have been different, but we’re older and wiser now.[>

[>

“When you have kids, and you’re out of football for seven months with a broken leg, it puts everything into perspective. [>

[>

“The two loves of my life are playing football and my family. I’m still daft as a brush off the field, but I do feel I’ve matured and I am a better player now than when I left Birmingham.[>

[>

“I still don’t know why I couldn’t get back in the Blackburn side though I saw [manager] Mark Hughes every day. I’m not being big-headed but I feel I should have been in the team.”[>

[>

Savage must win over Derby fans, who still have not forgotten his wild celebrations as a Leicester player after earning the penalty that brought them a 3-2 victory over their East Midlands rivals.[>